Shingle-making machine.



w. P. BECK & A. c. BURNS.

SHINGLE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED )ULY I0, 1916.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

W. P. BECK & A. C. BURNS.

SHINGLE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. 1-915.

LQQ L??? Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEEF 2.

WILLIAM P. BECK AND ALVIN C. BURNS, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

SI-IINGLE-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3, 191%.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM P. BECK and ALVIN C. BURNS, citizens of the United States, residing at Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shingle-Making Machines; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines for making shingles of cement or other material and consists in the provision of a simple and efiicient apparatus of this nature having various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

()ur invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of the apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designate channel irons to which angled irons B are securely bolted at right angles thereto, the upper portion of said irons B forming tracks upon which the spindle end D of the mandrel E is mounted, the said mandrel being guided as it rolls back and forward by means of the flanges F formed upon the spindle end of the mandrel, as shown clearly in the drawings. A movable plate H is mounted upon the angle irons A and forms a die plate, the upper surface of which is shaped to con form to the shape of the shingle to be formed thereto, and said plate H has studs projecting from the under surface thereof and which are movable in the elongated slots K formed in the irons A, thus limiting the lateral movement of said plate. A shifting lever N has loose pivotal connection at one end as at O and is apertured for the reception of a stud L projecting from the under surface of the plate, the free end of the lever projecting beyond one end of the plate, sutficiently to afford a suitable handle whereby the lever may be shifted.

It will be noted that the mandrel is shaped to conform to the shape of the shingle to be molded by'the mandrel and the plate beneath. In order to permit the angled portion's of the shingle, designated by letter T, to have the proper slant or pitch, the plate is shifted through the medium of a lever.

In operation, the cement or material out of which the shingles are-to be formed is spread upon the upper surface of the plate and the mandrel rolled back and forth upon the surface of the cement until the latter has attained the desired surface. By shifting the lever, it will be noted that the pitch or the angle to be imparted to the shingle may be determined by returning the mandrel after the adjustment of the plate has been made.

What we claim to be new is 1. A machine for making shingles comprising a frame, a die plate and means for moving the same upon the frame, a mandrel adapted to roll upon the frame and cooperating with the plate to form the shingle.

2. A machine for making shingles consisting of a frame with upwardly projecting portions forming tracks, a mandrel having spindle ends movable and guided upon said projections, a plate upon the frame, and means for imparting a lateral movement to the plate to permit a proper pitch to be given to the shingles formed intermediate the plate and mandrel.

3. A machine for making shingles consisting of a frame with upwardly projecting portions forming tracks, a mandrel having spindle ends movable and guided upon said projections, a movable die plate, studs projecting from the plate and slots in the frame in which the studs are movable, a lever pivoted to the frame and having pivotal connection with the frame and plate and adapted to shift the latter.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM P. BECK. ALVIN C. BURNS. Witnesses:

E1). GOURLEY, T. P. ENGLISH.

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